Georges St. Pierre: Role with MMA Athletes Association Doesn’t Mean I’m Done with UFC

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The events of recent weeks would seem to indicate that Georges St. Pierre’s time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship has drawn to a close, but the ex-welterweight champion insists that is not the case.Last week, St. Pierre joined Tim Kennedy, Cain Velasquez, T.J. Dillashaw and Donald Cerrone as members of the five-person board for the newly-formed Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Assocation (MMAAA). That announcement came on the heels of St. Pierre declaring himself a free agent after a long and public negotiation with the UFC yielded no positive outcome. Despite these developments, St. Pierre claims that an Octagon return remains a possibility. “No, no it doesn’t mean I’m done with the UFC. Like other members, like Cain Velasquez, Tim Kennedy, Cowboy Cerrone, they’re all seasoned fighters. Doesn’t mean I’m done,” St. Pierre recently told TSN. “Actually, the night that we launched the association we received a letter, …

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